Barrel.



L. G. SCHAENUAAN.v

BARREL. APPLICATION FlLED Amm, 1913.

lnfented July G, 1915 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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.. G. SCHAENEMAN.

BARREL.

' 4 APPLICATlON F|LE APR|81 19|3. Patented July 6, 1915.

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3u vente@ LEWIS G. SCHENE, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led pril 8, 1913. Serial No. 759,788.

useful Improvements in Barrels, of which the following is aA specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in knock-down or collapsible barrels, and resides in the construction, comblnation and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following description and falling within the 'scope of the appended clanns.

lin thedrawings, Figure l isa perspective view of a barrel constructedlin accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 1s a vertical central longitudinal sectional view vci the same, Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same on theA line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of one of the heads, the elements comprising the same being separated, Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view looking .toward the outer face of one of the staves, Fig. 7 is a similar perspective view looking toward the opposite edge and toward the inner face of said sta-ves, Fig. 8 is a detail horizontal sectional viewon the line 8-8 of Fig. l, and Fig. 9

is a` detail sectional view illustrating one of the heads reversed to arrange its concaved face to the end of the barrel.

ln carrying out my invention, it is'mypurpose to construct a barrel of any desired material, metal preferred, wherein the staves will each have an interlocking connection one with the other, and which, when the barrel is set up, will be susceptible to hard usage without danger of collapsing -the same, but which will prevent'of the ready separation of the heads and staves so that the barrel may be collapsed and, folded into a small bundle for storage or for transportation.

ln reducing my improvement to practice, I construct a barrel made up primarily of a desired number of staves. l which, when all of the staves are associated or connected, will provide the complete body foritheV barrel. It is therefore -to be 'understood that any desired number of staves may be employed, and while each of the staves is preferably of an equal width, certain staves of lesser or larger width may be employed .in completing the body. The staves, are

rounded in the usual manner both vertically and transversely, that is, the central portion of each of the staves bulges from its opposite ends and edges, to conform with the usual formation" of the ordinary staves. The staves, when constructed of metal, have their opposite longitudinal edges curved outwardly\ and inwardly to provide beads 2, and secured within each of the beads and projecting a `suitable distance beyond one of the edges thereof, is a pin 3 which is adapted to be received within the portiomf the bead not provided with the pin, in the co-acting o adjacent stave. The staves at a suitable distance beyond their beads have their inner faces depressed transversely, as indicated by the numerals 4, the said de pressed portions when all of the staves are assembled, providing circumferential re cesses or pockets, for a purpose which will' hereinafter be fully set forth. Each of the stavesl, just beyond the pocket 4,- has one of its side edges bent inwardly, as at 5, and

lfrom thence projecting outwardly to provide a tongue 46. -The opposite edge of each of the beads beyond itsA pockets 4 is bentinwardly and rearwardly against its inner face, and from thence continued outwardly to provide grooves 7 which are adapted to receive thetongues of the co-acting or adjacent staves. The portion 7 of the edge that forms one side'of the groove 7 tends to move toward the body of the stave because of the resiliency ofthe metal, thereby tightly contacting with the tongue for accomplishing an air and liquid tight oint. When the Y barrel is constructed of metal, the members forming'the grooves 7 are adapted to exert a pressure toward'each other, so as to frictionally contact with the opposite edges of the tongue engaged therein, vide a' tight joint between the staves which 'will prevent leakage of the dry material adapted to be contained in the barrel. The body of each of the staves, have one of their edges formed with eXtending fingers 8, .the said lingers being con-l structed of resilient metal and adapted to bear against the co-acting or adjacent stave, to force the tongue and groove of the staves into greater frictional engagement.

`When the staves are assembled to provide the body of the barrel, a plurality of retain- 4.ing hoops or ring members 9 are employed. v'lhese ring members preferably comprise split members and each of the said members may be readily bent upon itself to occupy a small space when not employed upon the and thus prov at suitable points Patented July 6, lgi.

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I erablyonstructed of metal', and each of said" barrell i i One; ofi these members ist adjacent each of the fingers 8, while other of said members are arranged.' between theA outwardly bulged portion provided by the recesses 4 and the beads 2 of the staves. hoop` or ring membersv 9 may; and preferably -have their ends"y threaded for the reception of a securing element in the nature of a turnbuckle 10, but it is obvious that the said members 9 may have theirvends detachably connected to-.permit ofthe compression ofy the, said members `in various othermanners.v The heads for the barrel will also be pref! heads-comprises two separable members 1l and112 respectively;v` The members 11l and and each is provided upon'itsroundedpor-r 12 are eaclrofa semi-cylindrical formation 1 tion 'with afperipheral 'ange- 13 which terminates inl an outwardly -bulged or `roundednlar'lgge 14,'and the flanges 14' are. adapted' to be received within the pock-y ets or. recessestand to `be tightly compressedvthereinawhen the hoops or rings .are secured upon'the staves, and the barrel is in itsset up position. One of the straight faces of one of each of the head members is provided with alongitudinally extending groo.ve1'5,formed substantially as are the groovesv 71of the fstaves, and the'straight face" ofthe co-acting head section 11 is formed with awlongitudi-nal-ly extending tongueA 1G formed :substantially similar tothe tongue 6 ofthe staves and thetongues arel adapted tofbe received/within the grooves' when theheadm'embers arelarranged upon the barrel.

'It' is toy be understood that the hoops' and; ,ringf members which are disposed between" the bead@ andthebulging portion provided' -by the recess-4, at theupper end of the barrel, when its turnbuckle is released is loose in the same will Ypermit ofthe withdrawal ofthe head at the top of the barrel from the said barrel so that access to the barrel may be obtained, and-further, and as illustrated inFig. 8 of the drawings, the heads may be inverted. yfThis latter is especially desirable when the contents 'ofthe barrel is not suiicient to fully fill the barrel, as will be readily understood. f

It should be stated that the barrel heads' are ofya concavo-'convex formation in crossv section, the concavity providing for an additionall amount ofproduct being received within the barrel than would be' possible should only a fiat head be employed, and the The it will be noted that upon the`removal of the bands or vhoops 9, the staves 1 may be folded one upon the other, and thc heads separated and arranged upon thel staves, while the ysaid -ho'ops arebent and arranged either between the'staves or withinV the concavities of the heads. One or more of the said hoops may be also employed forsecur-- ing the folded elements ofthe barrelyso'that the same maybe shipped.wif-Jhouty danger of:

any of the parts becoming separated, and from the above description, it is` thought that the advantages of the structure, will be apparent without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

`1. A barrel having 'its body portion made up of a plurality of staves, each stave having one of its' longitudinal edges formed with' a tongue. which lies parallel with the inner surface of the r`adjacent stave, theremaining edge `of the stave being bent back upon itself and then forwardly to form a groove adapted to receive the tongue onthe adjacent stave, and lresilient lingers carried bythe staves andspaced at intervals for increasing the tightness `of it between the 4tongue and one wall of the groove.

2. A' barrel having itsbo y'portion made up of a plurallty of staves, each stave having "rone of its`l'ongitudinal edges. formed4 with a tongue whieh'lie's 'parallel' with the inner surface of the adjacent stave, the remaining edge of the stavebeing bent back upon itself and then forwardlyv to form a groove adapted'to receive the'tongue onthe adjacentl stave, and resilient fingers connected at spaced intervals to each stave adjacent one of its longitudinal edges and bearing upon an adjacent stave for increasinor the tightness ofit between the tongue an one wall of the groove. v

In testimony whereof I aiiix myv signature in presence of two wltnessesi LEWIS G. SCHAENE'MAN.

litnesses:

WILLIAM F. SEGERITZ, PETER C. MYERS. 

